02/05/2002 04:25 PM House HES

                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
          HOUSE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                         
                       STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                                     
                        February 5, 2002                                                                                        
                           4:25 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
OVERVIEW:    SUBSTANCE  ABUSE DIRECTORS  ASSOCIATION  OF  ALASKA;                                                               
ASSOCIATION OF RURAL AND ALASKA NATIVE DRUG & ALCOHOL PROGRAMS                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
TAPES                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
02-6, SIDE A                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  FRED  DYSON,  Chair,  called  the  House  Health,                                                               
Education  and  Social  Services Standing  Committee  meeting  to                                                               
order at 4:25 p.m.   [Minutes for HB 309, HB 366,  and EO 103 can                                                               
be found in the 3:04 p.m. minutes for the same date.]                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Committee  members present  were  Representatives Dyson,  Wilson,                                                               
Coghill,  Stevens, Kohring,  and  Joule.   Representative  Cissna                                                               
participated  via   teleconference.    Senator  Leman   was  also                                                               
present.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
KEVIN  MURPHY, President,  Substance Abuse  Directors Association                                                               
of  Alaska, gave  a summary  of the  treatment continuum  and the                                                               
range  of  clients   involved  in  treatment.     He  noted  that                                                               
successful  treatment  results in  cost  savings  down the  road.                                                               
Workers strive to implement science-based best practices.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
PATRICK  HEFLEY, Director  of Human  Resources, Southeast  Alaska                                                               
Regional  Health   Consortium  (SEARHC),   presented  information                                                               
pertaining to the need for  alcohol and drug abuse prevention and                                                               
intervention  in Alaska.    He emphasized  that  the earlier  the                                                               
intervention, the  better the  chance of  success.   He indicated                                                               
that  viable data  would soon  be available  to show  outcomes of                                                               
drug and  alcohol treatment.   He noted  that treatment  has many                                                               
forms that depend on a client's particular situation.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
JIM  SELLERS,  Executive  Director, Akeela,  Incorporated,  noted                                                               
that  funding  criteria  have   changed  to  include  performance                                                               
indicators.  He summarized several grant application processes.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There were no announcements.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The committee took no action.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  DYSON adjourned  the House  Health,  Education and  Social                                                               
Services Standing Committee meeting at 5:00 p.m.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
NOTE:   The meeting was  recorded and handwritten log  notes were                                                               
taken.  A  copy of the tape(s)  and log notes may  be obtained by                                                               
contacting the  House Records  Office at  State Capitol,  Room 3,                                                               
Juneau,  Alaska   99801 (mailing  address),  (907) 465-2214,  and                                                               
after  adjournment of  the second  session  of the  Twenty-Second                                                               
Alaska  State Legislature  this  information may  be obtained  by                                                               
contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.